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1965–70, Americanism; perhaps continuous with earlier zilch snafu, Mr. Zilch a character in Ballyhoo, a humor magazine first published in 1931; for sense compare zip3
1965–70, Americanism; perhaps continuous with earlier zilch snafu, Mr. Zilch a character in Ballyhoo, a humor magazine first published in 1931; for sense compare zip3
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Zilch
is always a great word to know.
So is yawp. Does it mean:
| a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty |
| raucous or querulous speech; a noisy, foolish utterance |
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Word Origin & History
zilch
"nothing," 1966, from earlier sense of "meaningless speech" (1960), originally Mr. Zilch, (1931) comic character in the magazine "Ballyhoo." Perhaps from U.S. college slang (early 1900s) Joe Zilsch "an insignificant person." Probably a nonsense syllable, but Zilch is an actual Ger. surname of Slavic
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Slang Dictionary
zilch definition[zɪltʃ]
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